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. 2016 Jun 17;41(10):1918–1930. doi: 10.1007/s00261-016-0802-z

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Fig. 3 — Sagittal T2-weighted image of two different patients with Crohn’s disease. A A 25-year-old female with ulcerative proctitis at endoscopy. The image shows increased amount of mesorectal fat tissue (creeping fat) and a subtle increase of perimural vascularity (‘comb sign’) in addition to rectal wall thickening. B A 24-year-old female with no signs of proctitis at endoscopy. There is no increased amount of mesorectal fat tissue and the rectum shows no abnormal MRI features